One young woman’s struggle for life has become a national (and international) story. Hélène Campbell has been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Currently, she is in Toronto waiting – hoping – to get a lung transplant. She is not, however,… Continue Reading
National Post’s Joe O’Connor applauds Tim Thomas’s decision to decline an invitation to the White House: Pros are mercenaries. They are out to win — and to make a buck — and by actually making a statement on the paralytic state of… Continue Reading
With increased deficits and other fiscal demands, the Canadian government is ready to make some serious changes to the Canada Pension Plan. One potential change that has been floated is to raise the age of eligibility from the current 65.… Continue Reading
My interest in hockey waxes and wanes. My interest in the NHL is currently at an all-time low, but with the NHL All-Star Weekend descending on my little hamlet, I guess there’s no point in resistance. So, in the spirit… Continue Reading
Writing in Huffington Post Canada, J.J. McCullough (who maintains Filibuster Cartoons) argues that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has abandoned his conservative roots in all but one area: Old Stephen Harper opposed big government and runway spending. New Harper has presided… Continue Reading
At the recent Liberal Party Policy Convention, the Grits decided to throw irrationality to the wind and embraced the legalization of marijuana. Now, we learn, six of the eight candidates for the NDP leadership support some form of legalization. Throw… Continue Reading
When I started reading the League, it just so happened that Jamelle Blouie was posting regularly. I thought it great that a site with a potentially exclusionary name had a prominent female blogger (it’s the french influence; the -lle suffix… Continue Reading
The big news in London, Ontario, is the lockout of 400 workers at the Caterpillar-owned Electro Motive plant. Economist/professor/pundit Mike Moffatt takes a stab at figuring out where all the manufacturing jobs have gone (hint: you can’t blame NAFTA): American… Continue Reading
In the never-ending quest to demonstrate that Canadians aren’t some uber-polite alien species, The Volunteer‘s M.J. Sheppard offers a great “little” rant about copyright law and the recent MegaUpload arrests (editorial discretion mine): Hey, you know what really bothers me?… Continue Reading
Part of my intent when launching the 49th was to link to a lot of interesting Canadian writers, thus, let’s throw a link to Original Gentleman Scott H.Payne. At one of his many blogging homes, Beams and Struts (also home to… Continue Reading